Damaged personalities (like her) are largely incapable of acting like adults. Milentless is likely to act out (shriek, scream, blame, gaslight, attempt to guilt and on & on) at the impostion of boundaries. I hope you & he find some or all of these helpful. He's studied this for 20 years and it's AMAZING. Man has a PhD in manipulation, and breaks down what the manipulators DO and how to shut it down. Is a classic about how to see the manipulative patterns from abusive parents and get free of them. It's a must read book for people with narc/abusive parents and their partners, in my opinion. This was THE BOOK that started to set me free. u/madpiratebippy recommends these three books (comments are hers):ĭrama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller. >Since I’m pretty sure I know where the initial stomping out of any healthy notions of boundaries came from, I think it could be a big step for SO to take with her but I want SO to be the one who makes the decision for what he wants to do. When I say No I feel Guilty by Manuel Smith and No More Mr. Given his saying this, here's two resources he might find useful: >He told me that he was tired of being walked all over by his family, friends, coworkers, etc and he wanted to get better at drawing a line in the sand.

Rsd hotseat at home reddit